The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for January. Date Time Appointment 7th Mass and lunch with retired priests of the Diocese 9th Meeting with new Director of Education for South Ayrshire 11th Sunday Masses in the Parishes of St Matthew’s and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kilmarnock 17th-18th Weekend Masses in St Joseph’s,...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for December. Date Time Appointment 2nd Visit to student teachers in Dumfries 4th Finance and Trustees Meeting 6th-7th Weekend Masses in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, and Newton Stewart 8th Talk on vocation to Dundee University Catholic Society 9th 5.00 pm Reception of Remains of Fr John Kinsler, RIP 9th...
This film about Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s document on the Sacred Liturgy, is part of the Diocese of Galloway’s reflection for the Jubilee Year 2025. Each deanery in the diocese has taken one of the four major teaching documents from the Council and presented it for reflection and discussion. This film, along with...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for November. Date Time Appointment 1st-2nd Weekend Masses (St Winin’s, Kilwinning) 3rd-5th Meeting of Bishops’ Conference (Conforti Centre, Coatbridge) 8th National Safeguarding Conference (Glasgow) 8th Mass (St Winin’s, Kilwinning) 9th 11.00 am Remembrance Sunday Service (Auld Kirk, Ayr) 11th 11.00 am Remembrance Service (Ayr) 12th-13th Assembly of...
Bishop Frank has announced the following Clergy Changes in the Diocese: Fr Jim Hayes, currently Parish Priest of St Matthew’s, Kilmarnock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kilmarnock, is to move and become Parish Priest of St Winin’s, Kilwinning. Fr Stephen McGrattan, currently Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock becomes Parish Priest of St Joseph’s,...
As part of our ongoing commitment to Safeguarding in the Catholic Church, and following the framework laid out in In God’s Image Dioceses across Scotland are required to complete an annual audit of Safeguarding practices within the Diocese. The summary finding of the audit are made available in the Annual Safeguarding Statement which is shown...
